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Chicago Cubs @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1926-07-30 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 3500 · 1:45

Brooklyn Robins defeated Chicago Cubs 4–1. Brooklyn Robins put up 2 in the 4th. Burleigh Grimes earned the win. Johnny Butler went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
BRO	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2		4	8

W: Burleigh Grimes L: Bob Osborn SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Barry McCormick · 1B: Bob Hart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cy Rigler · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	4	0	0	0	0	0
Howard Freigau	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hack Wilson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Riggs Stephenson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Grimm	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Cooney	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mike Gonzalez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Osborn	3	0	1	1	0	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rabbit Maranville	4	0	0	0	0	0
Merwin Jacobson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Babe Herman	3	1	2	0	0	0
Jack Fournier	4	1	0	0	0	0
Zack Wheat	4	1	1	0	0	0
William Marriott	3	1	2	1	1	0
Johnny Butler	4	0	2	3	0	0
Charlie Hargreaves	2	0	0	0	1	0
Burleigh Grimes	3	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Osborn	8.0	8	3	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Burleigh Grimes	9.0	6	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: S6
Cliff Heathcote: 64(1)/FO
Howard Freigau: 7
Hack Wilson: SB2
Hack Wilson: SB3
Hack Wilson: W
Riggs Stephenson: 3/G

Bot 1

Rabbit Maranville: 63
Merwin Jacobson: S
Babe Herman: 16(1)/FO.BX1(6E3)
Jack Fournier: 46(1)/FO

Top 2

Charlie Grimm: S
Jimmy Cooney: W.1-2
Mike Gonzalez: K
Bob Osborn: S.2-H;1-2
Sparky Adams: 8/L
Cliff Heathcote: 43

Bot 2

Zack Wheat: 7
William Marriott: S
Johnny Butler: 7
Charlie Hargreaves: 63

Top 3

Howard Freigau: 63
Hack Wilson: 9
Riggs Stephenson: 9

Bot 3

Burleigh Grimes: K
Rabbit Maranville: 43
Merwin Jacobson: 43

Top 4

Charlie Grimm: 8
Jimmy Cooney: 43
Mike Gonzalez: D
Bob Osborn: SB3
Bob Osborn: K

Bot 4

Babe Herman: D
Jack Fournier: 9
Zack Wheat: 43.2-3
William Marriott: D.3-H
Johnny Butler: D.2-H
Charlie Hargreaves: FC5.2X3(5)

Top 5

Sparky Adams: 53
Cliff Heathcote: 43
Howard Freigau: 63

Bot 5

Burleigh Grimes: 3/FL
Rabbit Maranville: E4/G
Merwin Jacobson: 3(B)6(1)/GDP

Top 6

Hack Wilson: 43
Riggs Stephenson: 9
Charlie Grimm: 8

Bot 6

Babe Herman: S
Jack Fournier: 5/FL
Zack Wheat: S.1-2
William Marriott: 7
Johnny Butler: 7

Top 7

Jimmy Cooney: 63
Mike Gonzalez: 63
Bob Osborn: K

Bot 7

Charlie Hargreaves: W
Burleigh Grimes: 36(1)3/GDP/BG
Rabbit Maranville: 3/G

Top 8

Sparky Adams: 63
Cliff Heathcote: 3/G
Howard Freigau: S
Hack Wilson: CS2(26)

Bot 8

Merwin Jacobson: W
Babe Herman: E1/SH.1-2
Jack Fournier: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Zack Wheat: FC4.3XH(4252);1-3;B-2
William Marriott: W
Johnny Butler: S7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1X3(75)

Top 9

Hack Wilson: K
Riggs Stephenson: W
Charlie Grimm: 64(1)/FO
Jimmy Cooney: S.1-2
Mike Gonzalez: 8

Notes & reviews

Bill Marriott injured his left leg in the eighth

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